POLI 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Roman Catholicism In Germany, Counter-Reformation, Scottish Reformation
19 Aug 2016
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He gives us an argument about the european system of states. The origins of sovereign states can be found in the peace of westphalia. No protestant reformation, then no peace of westphalia. W is robust the provisions of w continue to endure today. 400 years after these treaties were signed the peace of w is a peace settlement that ends wars of religion. The peace has 4 important elements: comprehensive : the principles are intended to apply to all of europe. Despite the fact that the signatories were major powers: rejected universal papal and state authority in favour of state autonomy, w treats states as formally equal, w contributes to the principal of non-intervention. States are equal and autonomous and they are not subject to a higher power. Peace is a result of a quarrel between p and catholics. The ideas (theological) between c and p that provide the connection between religion and principles of w.
